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Having problems with your Nikon Coolpix S50 Digital Camera ?

Nikon Coolpix S50 has screwey autofocus when I shoot close-up. I select my subject, center it within my frame, depress the shapsot button half-way in order to initiate the autofocus function... The camera then begins to slide between out-of-focus, to in-focus, then keeps on going to out of focus again, and then slides "back" to an out of focus position! I understand that it is "looking" for the sharpest image as it does this--- but what it consistently selects is NOT the sharpest image! Ide

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First off what do you mean by screwey autofocus? And how close up is close up? Have you tried changing the AF assist settings? k AutofocusAutofocus may not perform as expected in the following situations:• Subject is very dark• Objects of sharply differing brightness are included in the scene (e.g., the sun is behind thesubject and is in deep shadow)• No contrast between the subject and surroundings (e.g., when the subject is standing infront of a white wall, wearing a white shirt)• Several objects are at different distances from the camera (e.g., the subject is inside a cage)• Subject is moving rapidlyIn the situations noted above, try pressing the shutter-release button halfway to refocus severaltimes, or use focus lock (c 99).l AF-assist Illuminator and FlashIf the subject is poorly lit, the AF-assist illuminator may light by pressing the shutter-releasebutton halfway, or the flash may fire by pressing the shutter-release button all the way down.

Hi,\015\012\015\012while shooting close up set ur cam on macro mode. Cam have focus range. focus range means the object distance from the lens\015\012\015\012cam has focus range. For ur model on normal mode the focus range is 30 centimeter . anything placed between 0 to 30 cm will not be focussed\015\012 and also close up range have focus i.e. 4 cm , anything placed between 0 to 4 cm will not be focussed....\015\012\015\012by follwoing above rules, if u get the same problem, then there is a focussing problem in ur cam, get it serviced....\015\012\015\012Hope this has helped you...\015\012Thanks....

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